AC9HS4K07 Year 4 Humanities and Social Sciences

This Content Descriptor from Year 4 Humanities and Social Sciences provides the specific knowledge and skills students should learn. Use it to plan lessons, create learning sequences, and design assessments that align with the Australian Curriculum v9.

the differences between “rules” and “laws”, why laws are important and how they affect the lives of people

Elaborations

• 1 distinguishing between “laws”, such as not speeding in school zones, and “rules”, such as practising sun safety in the school
• 2 exploring examples of laws and their purpose, recognising that laws apply to everyone in society and why they are important to students’ lives
• 3 investigating the impact of laws, such as environmental laws, native title laws and laws concerning sacred sites, on specific groups, including First Nations Australians
• 4 investigating the customary lore of First Nations Australians and how they relate to people and places; for example, the lore covers rules of living, skin groups, broad roles of men and women, economic affairs, marriage and other activities

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